Product Support Specialist Team Lead

Join Pigment: The AI Platform Redefining Business Planning   Pigment is the AI-powered business planning and performance management platform built for agility and scale. We connect people, data, and processes in one intuitive, feature-rich solution, empowering every team—from Finance to HR—to build, adapt, and align strategic plans in real time.   Founded in 2019, Pigment is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally. Industry leaders like Unilever, Snowflake, Siemens, and DPD use Pigment daily to make more informed decisions and confidently navigate any scenario.   With a team of 600+ across Paris, London, New York, Toronto, San Francisco and Austin, we've raised nearly $400M from top-tier investors and were named a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software.   At Pigment, we take smart risks, celebrate bold ideas, and challenge the status quo—all while working as one team. If you're driven by innovation and ready to make an impact at scale, we’d love to hear from you. About The Role As a team lead within our Product Support organization, you will support a team of product experts that help customers derive value from Pigment. This team helps in many areas, be it troubleshooting modeling issues, sharing helpful resources or reproducing bugs that have been reported. This is a hybrid role based in our Toronto office. What You'll Do • Act as the lead and mentor to your team of Product Support Specialists to provide exceptional service to customers and partners. • Set performance expectations, monitor performance and coach with constructive feedback to ensure targets are met. • Foster a collaborative, open and positive team culture that welcomes knowledge sharing, documentation and continuous improvement. • Be a technically savvy expert to guide your team members through more complex investigations, including calling on cross-functional experts when needed. • Act as a point of escalation with customers and other teams to resolve complex scenarios, including collecting feedback to improve in the future. • Identify areas for process enhancement and efficiency gains within the support workflows, including leveraging AI and automation tools, and work with other team leaders to establish clear lines of communication and ownership. • Track and analyze support metrics and be responsible for reporting on a regular basis to help make informed decisions on the team’s strategy and resourcing. • Own the support techstack and be responsible for assigning project owners within your team so that everyone can contribute to building our world-class enterprise support operation. • Manage the Hiring Process for Product Support Specialists in your region. Who You Are • You have 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following: (i) as a senior application support specialist, (ii) in a technical support lead role in the SaaS world, (iii) and/or working in a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) or Modeling role. • You care deeply about ensuring customers get efficient, personable help from a team that values transparency and integrity. • You can prioritize and make informed decisions alongside other team leaders, and bring excellent written and interpersonal skills to the role. • You're comfortable evaluating and adopting AI and automation tools to streamline support processes and improve team efficiency. • You have excellent written and interpersonal skills. • You have strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, mentor and develop a team to achieve performance goals. • You have a proven track record of effectively analyzing complex issues, identifying root causes and creating action plans to address them. • You have strong project management skills and ability to motivate a team to deliver on time. • Comfortable working in a remote, fast-paced environment as part of an international team. • You speak English to a professional proficiency. Nice to Have: • Knowing a thing or two about spreadsheets, business planning or BI is beneficial. • You don’t have to be a developer but having dabbled in HTML, CSS, SQL, APIs or Data Integrations would definitely be a big plus. • Any financial qualification would be highly desirable (Payroll, Accounting, Financial Risk Management, Pensions etc) • Relevant certifications in customer support, project management, or ITIL • An additional European language is also great. What We Offer • Competitive compensation package (Highly competitive base salary, equity package, and comprehensive benefits). • We encourage you to take the time you need. When you work hard, we know you also need to rest, which is why we offer generous time off and parental leave policies. • High-end equipment to do your work in the best conditions. How We Work Thrive Together: We can only win as a team. We are all founders and do the right thing for our peers, Pigment customers, partners, and the planet. Never Settle: We aim to become the best at what we do by delivering with rigor and ambition every day. Delivering means building a passionate Pigment community. Go for it: We are biased toward action. Every action leads to learning, and these learnings get us one step closer to our mission. Be real, be humble: We are generous with our feedback, open to changing our views, and approach conversations with empathy, knowing everyone is trying to do the best for Pigment. Champion our Customers: We lead with empathy, solve what matters, and deliver clarity in a complex world to make our customers heroes in their organizations. We conduct background checks as part of our hiring process, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. This may include verification of employment history, education, and, where legally permitted, criminal records. Any checks will be conducted lawfully prior to formal employment contracts being signed, with candidate consent, and information will be treated confidentially.   Pigment is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity is a strength and fosters innovation. We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at the workplace.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability,  sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, social origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We may process your personal data in accordance with our HR Data Protection Notice.